About - Sophie Truong

Hi again, I'm Sophie!

☀️ Currently based in Orange County, CA

🎓 B.S. Cognitive Science in Human-Computer Interaction 2021, University of California - San Diego

📍 Open to new opportunities

As a data-driven Product Designer, I use research and Cognitive Science to craft engaging solutions optimized for user needs. I'm equally passionate about teamwork and thrive in cross-functional collaboration.

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Outside of Work

Exploring the (real and fictional) world beyond Figma

When I'm not working on Figma or looking up design inspirations, I love to go out and explore new places. On other more relaxed days, I like to unwind with some good books (currently reading Ruthless Vows!)

Painted Ladies at San Francisco, CA

Cool graffiti wall at Denver, CO

The Chicago Theatre at Chicago, IL

Public Market Center at Seattle, WA

German Town at Leavenworth, WA

Botanical Garden at Phoenix, AZ

General History

Work Experience

IoT Secure — Product Designer, Apr 2024 - Present

ODK Media — Product Designer, Apr 2022 - Apr 2023

DIA Design Guild — UX Design Apprentice, Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

UCSD Design Lab — UX Researcher, Oct 2020 - Jun 2021

Design for America — UX/UI Designer and Researcher, Oct 2020 - Jun 2021

Sav-E — UI Design Intern, Nov 2020 - Mar 2021

Design Journey

How I took my first step into Design

My journey in UX Design started back in middle school when I was obsessed with designing my Tumblr blog. I would edit the HTML/CSS whenever I could. Fast forward to college, I took a website development class and fell in love with designing the front-end side. I then took more courses and participated in design organizations to dip my toes in as many areas as I could. I now aspire to learn as much as possible to keep on growing as a designer.

Skills

Areas I'm familiar with in Design

Principles: Information Architecture, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, UX Design, UX Research, Design Thinking
UX/UI Design: Storyboarding, Prototyping, Sketching, Wireframing, Personas, Design Systems
UX Research: Competitive Analysis, User Interviews, Surveys, Secondary Research, Usability Tests
Tools: Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Webflow, Squarespace